Folding bed.



H. E. DARLING.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

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HALLEY E,- DARLING, OF PRINEVILLE, OREGON.

FOLDING BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 21, 19 1 6.

Application filed November 18, 1914. Serial No. 872,822.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HALLEY E. DARLING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Prineville, in the county of Crook and State of Oregon, have invented certain-new and useful Improvements in Folding Beds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in vention, such as will'enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in folding beds, and has for its principal object to provide a bed which may be folded and rolled into a compact bundle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel means for locking the bed in its open position to prevent the same from becoming accidentally folded.

A further object of the invention is to provide wherein the side rails are pivoted in such a manner that they may be separated and swung inwardly to lie flush against the end rails.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bed constructed in accordance with this invention showing the same in its open position and portions of the springs being broken away to more clearly illustrate the details of construction, Fig. 2 is an enlarged, detail, fragmentary view of one corner of the bed showing the corner legs folded up and the side rail open, Fig. 3 is an enlarged, detail, fragmentary, perspective view of the side rail joints showing the same in their unlocked position, Fig. 4 is a detail, perspective view of fragments of the side rails showing their adjacent ends, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety one moiety of the bed. while the numeral 2 designates as an entirety the cooperating moiety. These moieties are connected by means of the fabric 3 which is preferably a woven wire spring. which is secured in the apertures in the end bars which will be more fully hereinafter described.

The end bars hereinbefore referred to,

comprise the angle bars 4 which are provided with-the apertures 5 in their uppermost flange. Pivotally secured to each end of the bar 4 are the legs 6, which are held in place by means of the rivets 7 and are arranged to be folded to lie parallel with the bar as shown in Fig. 2. These legs 6 are preferably angle bars which are designed to give rigidity to the device. Pivotally secured to the end bar 4 of the moiety 2 at the ends thereof are the bars 8 which are provided at their free terminals with the off-set portions 9. These off-set portions are provided with the spaced apertures IOand secured to the bars 8 adjacent to the off-set portions 9 is the auxiliary leg 10 which is pivoted as at 11 and designed to swing into the position illustrated in Fig. 1. This leg is arranged so that when in its vertical po sition a portion thereof extends parallel with the off-set portion in spaced relation thereto at such a distance as to accommodate the end of the cotiperating bar carried by the moiety 1.

The cooperating side bar 11, which is pivotally secured as at 12 to the end bar 4 of the moiety 1, carries at its free terminal the lugs 13 and 14. These lugs are arranged in spaced relation and are designed to extend through the apertures 10 formed in the bar 8 and the lugs 14 are notched as at 15 so that they will look within the aperture through which the lugs extend and be held against accidental movement.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that in use assuming the bed is in its folded position, the same is first unfolded and the legs 6 are then swung on their pivots 7 into the position illustrated in Fig. 1. The side bars 8 and 11 are then swung at right angles to the end bars 4 and the moieties are then connected by placing the lugs 13 through the apertures nearest the free terminal of the off-set portion 9. The adjacent lugs 14 are then extended through the apertures 10 nearest the bars 8 and the legs 10 are then swung on the pivots 11 so that a portion thereof will overlie the outer face of the bars 11. It will thus be seen that when the bed is in its assembled position illustrated-in Fig. 1, the bars 8 and 11 will hold the spring 3 stretched, thus forming a collapsible bed.

To fold the bed, the legs 10 are swung on the pivots 11' to a position parallel with and adjacent the bars 8, the braces 6" which are mounted on the legs 6 are unlatched from the bars 4, 8 and 11, and swung down on the legs 6, the legs 6 are then swung on their pivots 7 into the position illustrated in Fig. 2. The lugs 13 and 14 and the bars 11 are then released from the apertures 10 and bars 8, the side bars 8 and 11 are then swung on their pivots 12 to a position parallel with and adjacent the end bars 4. The two folded frames are then rolled one on the other and the spring 3 is then rolled around the frame, forming a compact bundle when not in use.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall Within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is: V

A folding bed including a pair of cooperating moieties, each moiety comprising an end bar, legs carried at the terminals of each end bar, side bars pivoted to the ends of the end bars, one pair of side bars being off-set, and the off-set portions thereof being provided with apertures, lugs carried by the opposite pair of side bars, said lugs being arranged to extend through the apertures, and a leg pivoted to each of the side bars of the first-mentioned moiety, said leg being arranged to overlie the ends of the side bars on the moiety having the lugs to hold the whole together.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HALLEY E. DARLING. Witnesses:

N. G. WALLACE, L. KAMSTIG.

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